SVG 2.1 Working Draft

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Forward looking features in the SVG specification, currently published on https://svgwg.org/svg-next/

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Define how requiredExtensions values should be interpreted
w3c/svgwg#138 · opened on May 12, 2016 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
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Support background-color on SVG text
w3c/svgwg#622 · opened on Dec 28, 2018 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
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Tidy up attributes appendix
w3c/svgwg#225 · opened on Aug 1, 2016 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
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Proposal for addition of new commands in the Path Data language
w3c/svgwg#572 · opened on Oct 31, 2018 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
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Add decode() and decoding attribute to SVGImageElement
w3c/svgwg#373 · opened on Dec 15, 2017 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
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Add an event for zoom level changes
w3c/svgwg#561 · opened on Oct 22, 2018 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
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getPathSegAtLength had consistent implementation behavior for invalid paths
w3c/svgwg#313 · opened on Apr 24, 2017 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
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Add support for the hidden-attribute
w3c/svgwg#508 · opened on Jul 30, 2018 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
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Extend SVGAnimatedString with putForwards/stringifier WebIDL behaviors
w3c/svgwg#546 · opened on Sep 20, 2018 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
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<script type='module'...
w3c/svgwg#496 · opened on Jul 11, 2018 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
Add getScreenBBox() method to SVGGraphicsElement interface
w3c/svgwg#76 · opened on Apr 2, 2016 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
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Syntax to support units & calculations in path data strings
w3c/svgwg#72 · opened on Mar 21, 2016 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
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Develop a new standard for describing "layers" in SVG authoring tools
w3c/svgwg#68 · opened on Mar 14, 2016 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
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Marker element percentages are missing reference values
w3c/svgwg#64 · opened on Mar 10, 2016 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
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Support textPath geometry via CSS
w3c/svgwg#59 · opened on Mar 4, 2016 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
Allow multiple radii for rx & ry in <rect> as per CSS border-radius
w3c/svgwg#58 · opened on Mar 3, 2016 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
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On the urgent need to add a native 9-slice scaling mode to the SVG standard
w3c/svgwg#51 · opened on Feb 24, 2016 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
d geometric property needs a clear & extensible name
w3c/svgwg#49 · opened on Feb 18, 2016 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
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Linking: ID + SVGViewSpec?
w3c/svgwg#48 · opened on Feb 17, 2016 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
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Adding default values for hanging and mathematical baselines
w3c/svgwg#34 · opened on Jan 30, 2016 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
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Independent stroke width for sub-paths
w3c/svgwg#147 · opened on May 27, 2016 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
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Generalizing the utility of refx and refy by using their inverse, dx and dy
w3c/svgwg#146 · opened on May 25, 2016 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
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Fix switch & conditional processing
w3c/svgwg#139 · opened on May 12, 2016 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
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Support media queries in switch / as a conditional processing attribute
w3c/svgwg#137 · opened on May 12, 2016 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
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SVG Integration Spec should define when audio/video is played
w3c/svgwg#131 · opened on May 6, 2016 · SVG 2.1 Working Draft
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SVG 2.1 Working Draft

Define how `requiredExtensions` values should be interpreted

Support background-color on SVG text

Tidy up attributes appendix

Proposal for addition of new commands in the Path Data language

Add decode() and decoding attribute to SVGImageElement

Add an event for zoom level changes

getPathSegAtLength had consistent implementation behavior for invalid paths

Add support for the `hidden`-attribute

Extend SVGAnimatedString with putForwards/stringifier WebIDL behaviors

<script type='module'...

Add getScreenBBox() method to SVGGraphicsElement interface

Syntax to support units & calculations in path data strings

Develop a new standard for describing "layers" in SVG authoring tools

Marker element percentages are missing reference values

Support textPath geometry via CSS

Allow multiple radii for rx & ry in <rect> as per CSS border-radius

On the urgent need to add a native 9-slice scaling mode to the SVG standard

`d` geometric property needs a clear & extensible name

Linking: ID + SVGViewSpec?

Adding default values for hanging and mathematical baselines

Independent stroke width for sub-paths

Generalizing the utility of refx and refy by using their inverse, dx and dy

Fix switch & conditional processing

Support media queries in `switch` / as a conditional processing attribute

SVG Integration Spec should define when audio/video is played

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